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windshield wiper streaking

I just got a brand new 2008 black GTI and I love it, except for one little annoying problem. The driver side windshield wiper streaks. More specifically it "bridges" or does not make complete contact with the glass. It leaves about a 3" swath that just happens to be in my line of sight. It's actually dangerous because it creates a big blind spot right in front of me. Now it gets weird. I took it in to the dealer and they replaced it with out any questions but the new one does the exact same thing. These are Bosch blades and ironically enough Bosch blades are the only ones that worked well on my old car. Any help?

Re: windshield wiper streaking

The two times that kind of thing happens to me is when there's a small object under the wiper, or the wiper is dirty from wiping dirty salty snow or dirty water...I usually just wipe them off with something..

Re: windshield wiper streaking

No dont ever use alcohol on rubber!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You should use vinegar....little tricks

Not from what I have read.....

When wiper blades are manufactured, it is years before they are ever sold to the public. They sit in warehouses and the rubber will deteriorate over time even in the package not on your vehicle. Most wiper blades will come with an optimizer. Pretty much what this is, is a rubbing alcohol based solution on a little wet wipe. Rub that on your new wiper blade, just on the blade portion, and that will re-vitalize the blade surface, making it nice and soft so it grips your windshield and cleans it properly.

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I have bought hundreds of wiper blades and some come with the pad and some don't....

I wasn't being an a$ and there was no reason for you to be either

Just stating something that I have always used and what some manufactures supply with their wipers.
It removes oil, grime and diesel soot from the blades

I got that pic of you off myspace, and the reason why you bought hundreds of wiper blades is beacuse you used alcohol!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Your right it will remove oil, grime and diesel soot. It will also crack the f ing rubber over time, thats my argument kid.

Last edited by TwinTurboBoost; 03-07-2008 at 04:34 PM.

Originally Posted by slippednfelled

basically dont ever battle with TTB or Dlight, you will not win...... ever. its a rule.

Re: windshield wiper streaking

Did anyone ever solve this issue? I have another appointment to bring my R32 in for the exact same problem. This will be my 3rd trip to the dealer. My car is a whopping month and a half old and I've had the wiper arm replaced and I'm on my 3rd set of factory blades.

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i just bought a pair of rain-x wiper blades after reading this forum... everyone seemed to have good things to say about them... but how the hell do i install them.... the install options given on the rain-x box don't seem to apply to the mkv since that had this little button that i pressed doen to slide them off.... any help